COMMON
A321
Airbus A321
The Stretch
“The A320 that ate its Wheaties.”
Airbus · commercial
Length
146 ft 0 in
Wingspan
111 ft 10 in
Max speed
454 kts
Range
3,200 nmi
Ceiling
39,000 ft
Engines
2x CFM56-5B or IAE V2524
Crew
2
Max passengers
244
Typical config
185 (2-class)
Built
3,200+
Airbus took the A320 and stretched it. Then stretched it again. The A321neo is now eating into widebody territory on transatlantic routes.
Fun fact
The A321XLR can fly 4,700 nautical miles — enough for transatlantic routes that previously required a widebody.
How to spot one
Noticeably longer than A320. Four overwing exits (two pairs). Door configuration is the key: 4 doors per side vs A320's 3.
Crews call it
The Long Bus
Sounds like
Same engine notes as A320, but longer body changes the resonance during taxi
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the The Stretch from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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